Can Force Feedback and Science Learning Enhance the Effectiveness of Neuro-Rehabilitation? An Experimental Study on Using a Low-Cost 3D Joystick and a Virtual Visit to a Zoo

• Paolo Cappa,

  Affiliations Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory (MARLab), Neurorehabilitation Division, IRCCS Children’s Hospital “Bambino Gesù,” Roma, Italy

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• Andrea Clerico,

  Affiliations Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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• Oded Nov,

  Affiliation Department of Technology Management and Innovation, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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• Maurizio Porfiri

  * E-mail: mporfiri@nyu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

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